This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the United States, the criminal justice system is one of many public institutions whose workings span multiple jurisdictions. If you’ve been arrested and served jail time, it’s not uncommon…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Friday night seemed like any other for residents near Long Beach, California — until they heard what my mom later described to me as a “sonic boom.” Suddenly, family photos…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Voting Rights Act of 1965, a pivotal moment in the civil rights movement, outlawed many of the established legal barriers, but its impact has been reduced by another barrier that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. One of the most common questions I have been asked in the aftermath of the George Floyd protests against police violence is: “How can I help?” Chloe Cockburn, the program officer for criminal justice…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Federal Reserve’s so-called dual mandate to maintain overall price stability and maximum sustainable growth in U.S. employment is always on the minds of the U.S. central bank’s Federal Open…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. During the decade-long economic recovery following the Great Recession, Black family households lost much more wealth than white families, regardless of class or profession, according to a new study. Notably,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S.’s top envoy to Haiti resigned abruptly on Sept. 22, 2021, over the Biden administration’s “inhumane” treatment of Haitian migrants crossing the border via Mexico into Texas. The resignation…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The UN Principles on Reparations and Immunity, which provides basic guiding principles around gross human rights violations, holds that “reparation should be proportional to the gravity of the violations and the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Given the public’s increasing demands for real change to the criminal justice system, we’ve updated and expanded our annual guide for state legislators to reforms that we think are ripe for victory.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Criminal justice reform is an area of philanthropy that has expanded dynamically during the past several years, attracting a wide range of donors funding several approaches. As Inside Philanthropy has reported,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. As doctors think about the havoc the global pandemic may cause in a classroom and education experts discuss learning loss, they need to hear from students — particularly from Black…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Illinois will give every eligible child care worker in the state a one-time $1,000 bonus in an effort to stem high turnover and ease a staffing crunch that has challenged the industry.…